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Carl Orff(1895-1982)

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  • Writer
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Carl Orff was born on 10 July 1895 in Munich, Germany. He was a composer and writer, known for Excalibur (1981), 6 Underground (2019) and Natural Born Killers (1994). He was previously married to Liselotte Schmitz, Luise Rinser, Gertrud Willert and Alice Solscher. He died on 29 March 1982 in Munich, Germany.
BornJuly 10, 1895
DiedMarch 29, 1982(86)
BornJuly 10, 1895
DiedMarch 29, 1982(86)
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Excalibur (1981)
Excalibur
7.3
  • Soundtrack("O Fortuna")
  • 1981
Ryan Reynolds, Mélanie Laurent, Dave Franco, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Corey Hawkins, Ben Hardy, and Adria Arjona in 6 Underground (2019)
6 Underground
6.1
  • Soundtrack("O Fortuna")
  • 2019
Woody Harrelson and Juliette Lewis in Natural Born Killers (1994)
Natural Born Killers
7.2
  • Soundtrack("Excerpts from 'Carmina Burana'")
  • 1994
John Travolta in The General's Daughter (1999)
The General's Daughter
6.4
  • Soundtrack("O Fortuna")
  • 1999

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Composer

  • The Angry German Kid (2017)
    The Angry German Kid
    • (music)
  • Jacques Chancel in Le grand échiquier (1972)
    Le grand échiquier
  • Horace
  • Dukkebutikken
  • Der Mond - Ein kleines Welttheater
  • Die Weihnachtsgeschichte
  • Comoedia de Christi Resurrectione

Music Department

  • History of World Cinema
    • Pre-production
  • Carmina Burana - Place Saint-Marc à Venise (2022)
    Carmina Burana - Place Saint-Marc à Venise
  • Ryan Oksenberg in Everything Go Round (2021)
    Everything Go Round
  • Orff: Carmina Burana - Live from the Forbidden City
  • Tobias Bastian Them Burø, Bastian Lars Andreasen, Vigga Rohweder, and Morgan Batchelor in BaseBoys (2018)
    BaseBoys
  • MeTube 2: August Sings Carmina Burana (2016)
    MeTube 2: August Sings Carmina Burana
  • La duodécima hora
  • Carmina Burana: The Ballet
  • Era: The Mass (2003)
    Era: The Mass
  • Enigma: Gravity of Love
  • 1999 MTV Video Music Awards (1999)
    1999 MTV Video Music Awards
  • Carmina burana
  • Die Bernauerin
  • Autosaatana
  • Jacques Chancel in Le grand échiquier (1972)
    Le grand échiquier
  • Võõra nime all (1986)
    Võõra nime all

Writer

  • Die Kluge: Die Geschichte von dem König und der klugen Frau
  • A Christmas Play
  • Der Mond - Ein kleines Welttheater
  • Die Kluge - Die Geschichte von dem König und der klugen Frau
  • Die Weihnachtsgeschichte
  • Die Bernauerin
  • Die Kluge - Die Geschichte von dem König und der klugen Frau

Personal details

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    • July 10, 1895
    • Munich, Germany
    • March 29, 1982
    • Munich, Germany(undisclosed)
    • 1960 - March 29, 1982 (his death)
  • Other works
    1937, Carmina Burana
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    Studied at Munich Academy of Music with Heinrich Kaminski. Published 'Schulwerk' describing his method of conducting in 1930.

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